Insurer Direct Line reported a 5% drop in gross written premiums for the first quarter on Wednesday and warned that claims associated with the cold weather at the beginning of the year would eat up its full annual weather budget. Total gross written premiums in the period fell to £769.9m from £810.3m in the first quarter of last year and the company said claims associated with the big freeze would be around £50m. Motor premiums were up 2.9% in the quarter to £404m, while home own brands ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...